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- Cultivate offshoot of agave properly
- To prevent the death of blooming agaves by offshoots
- Offspring easy to win when repotting
- The best way to separate the offshoots from agaves
- Tips
Agaves form offshoots
Cultivate offshoot of agave properly
Agaves are very grateful garden and potted plants under the right site conditions as they generally require relatively little maintenance. Since the propagation of agaves by seeds is rather time-consuming and tedious, these plants are usually more propagated by offshoots.
To prevent the death of blooming agaves by offshoots
Although it is far from being common to all types of agave, some of these so-called "century plants" do not actually bloom for several decades, and then most likely die directly after flowering. Botanical research has shown that this dying is directly related to the side shoots called Kindel, which form laterally on the stem of the agaves and would usually continue to grow in the same place of the mother plant. You may therefore be able to avert the death of a flowering agave, if you cut off the child with a sharp knife in good time and plant for rooting and other culture in a separate pot.
Offspring easy to win when repotting
Since many agaves in this country are not hardy due to their frost sensitivity, the care is usually done in a pot. About every two to three years, the plants should each be transplanted into a slightly larger planter. In this process, there is a good opportunity for the propagation of agaves, as the offshoots often grow below the surface and thus already have their own root approaches. If the separation of these offshoots is done simultaneously with the necessary repotting of the agaves anyway, this means less stress and complications for the plants as a whole.
The best way to separate the offshoots from agaves
As utensils for separating and cultivating the offshoots, you need the Agaves:
A suitable base in a comfortable working position makes it easy to separate the offshoots without slipping or any injuries from the mother plant. After separation, the offshoots should be poured only very sparingly until rooting.
Tips
Note that even hardy agaves are really frost hardy only after a certain age. Freshly harvested offshoots of these plants should therefore spend the first winter better in a protected winter quarters.